Hair-trimming gage



F. 6. FORD.

HAIR TRIMMING GAGE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 5' I920.

1,355,03 Patented Oct 5,1920.

WITNESS: IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNE Y.

UNITED sTA'rrsPArENr OFFICE.

FRANK e. roan, or CARLSTADT, new JERSEY.

HAIR-TRIMMING GAGE.

Application filed April 5,

To aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK G. FORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlstadt, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Trimming Gages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gages and more particularly to a hair trimming gage for cutting bangs or bobbing childrens hair.

Some of the principal objects of the invention are; to provide a simple and inexpensive gage of this character, so constructed as to render the same capable of a wide range of adjustment, whereby the same may accommodate heads of various sizes; to provide a hair trimming gage includmgadjustable means permitting of any desired regulation of length of trims or bangs; and to provide a gage, the several parts of which are foldable to allow the same to be nested so that they encompass a very small space.

With these general objects and others in view, which will be more clearly described and set forth hereafter reference is made to the following description, claims and accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the device in its applied position for use as a gage for cutting bangs.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same in its applied position for use as a gage for bobbing the hair.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gage removed.

Fig. 4.- is a plan view of the same folded.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, 10 designates a head encircling band which is preferably constructed from celluloid or some other suitable washable material having the requisite flexibility and resiliency. The band 10 is split and its opposite ends have secured thereto by means of rivets 11, the devices 12 which are bent upon themselves to provide the band engaging portions 13 and said portions are adapted to receive and frictionally engage the body of the band. By this arrangement it will be seen that the head encircling band is so constructed as to be capable of diamet- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

1920. Serial No. 371,507.

- plied.

The means for regulating the vertical position of the band on the head, includes a pair of arcuate strips 1 1, which are pivoted at 15, at substantially diametrically opposed points on the outer surfaces of the band 10, the free extremities of said strips are overlapped and have riveted thereto as at 16, devices 17 which are similar to the devices 12 and are provided with the engaging portions 18, adapted to receive and frictionally engage the body portions of the opposite strips.

In use of the device, the head encircling band 10 is first adjusted to snugly fit the head by moving the devices 12 toward or away from each other: the extremities of the strips 12 are then adjusted according to the vertical position at which it is desired to support the band 10, and the lower edge of said band 10 then serves as a gage for trimming the hair uniformly.

While there has been shown and described a simple and preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that no limitation is necessarily made thereto. the same being merely illustrative of one manner in which the same may be reduced to practice.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A hair trimming gage including a diametrically adjustable head encircling band and means for regulating the vertical position of the same on the head. comprising a semi-circular adiustable member having its opposite ends pivoted to the band.

2. A hair trimming gage including a diametrically adjustable head encircling band. and means for regulating the vertical position of the same on the head comprising arcuate strips pivoted to the opposite sides of said band and devices secured to the free extremities of said strips for respectively engaging the body portions of the opposite strips.

3. A hair trimming gage comprising a circular resilient split band. devices secured to the extremities thereof, portions formed on said devices and engaging the body of and engaging the opposite strips respec the band for frictionally maintaining the tively for 'frictionally maintaining said band in its adjusted positions and means 101' means adjusted. 10 regulating the vertical position of said band In testimony whereof I have aifixed my on the head including strips pivoted to said signature.

band, a device secured to the extremity of i each strip, portions formed'onsaid devices FRANK Gr. FORD. 

